# Tales & Tours - travel guides and offline maps

> Multimedia guided tours and offline maps for travelers. (iPhone/iPad app by RP Landegent.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tales-and-tours-travel-guides-and-offline-maps/id662723727 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [RP Landegent](https://appshunter.io/developer/390451560)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 1.43/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 7.1 · 29 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2013-09-27
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tales-and-tours-travel-guides-and-offline-maps/id662723727/reviews.md

## What is Tales & Tours?

Tales & Tours lets you use your phone as a professional multimedia tour guide.

Download the multimedia guided tours (both free & paid guides & digital tours available) provided by curators and storytellers from around the world. Dive into another world around you through offline maps, images, audio and video.

Find guides for cycling, walking, boat, indoor (museums & galleries), park, zoo, geocaching, art, nightlife, running, sports and more. 

The Personal Tour Guide in Your Pocket. Do More Outdoor!

*NOTE: Tales & Tours is growing every day (and you can help!):
We are working around the clock together with local storytellers and curators to add more stories, guides and tours every day. 

The app automatically checks for new content, every day you use it. 

As of May 2017 we have guide availability amongst many others in the following cities across the world: 
- Berlin
- Buenos Aires
- New York
- San Francisco
- Cancún
- Amsterdam
- Rotterdam
- Copenhagen
- Chicago
- Barcelona 
- Brussels
- London
- Rome
- Florence
- Venice
- Mallorca
- Paris
- Porto
- Lisbon
- Madrid
- York
- Oxford
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Bath
- Brighton
- Manchester
- Cheltenham
- Stratford upon Avon
- Prague
- Bratislava
- Budapest

Stay tuned, or demand guides near you through the in-app Guide Suggest form.

Ps. Going on holiday soon? 
Use the search field on the homescreen to check your upcoming destination(s). Missing guides near your holiday spot? Be sure to use the in-app Guide Suggest form to see if we can help you with that.

Tip: If somehow some questions arise, or you have any remarks, be sure to use the 'FAQ' section, which you can find in the 'Settings'-menu. Here you can also 'Suggest Guides'. 

Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. 

The Tales & Tours app tries to keep your GPS-usage as low as possible. But in order to provide the best guiding service, in GPS guided (map based) views, your GPS will continously be used, also when you leave the app running in the background. In this way the app can notify you when you reach a new point in the active guide. Need to save battery? Use the GPS toggle left-bottom on the map in the guides.

Tales & Tours: Your Guide Away. Do More Outdoor!

## Key features

- Multimedia guided tours
- Offline maps
- Audio and video content
- Curated guides
- Guide suggestions
- Daily content updates

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mount St. Helens - A car guide near Castle Rock | $4.99 | one-time |
| Hollywood - A car guide near Los Angeles | $5.99 | one-time |
| Tulum - A walk guide near Xelha | $4.99 | one-time |
| Chichen Itza - A walk guide near Chichen Itza | $4.99 | one-time |
| Recoleta - A walk guide near Buenos Aires | $4.99 | one-time |
| Guide to Lisbon - A walk guide near Lisbon | $4.99 | one-time |
| Angels and Demons - A walk guide near Rome | $0.99 | one-time |
| Vigelands Park - A walk guide near Oslo | $4.99 | one-time |
| Exotic Palm Springs - A car guide near Palm Springs | $3.99 | one-time |
| Tian'anmen and Forbidden City - A walk guide near Beijing | $3.99 | one-time |
| America's Oldest City - A walk guide near St. Augustine | $3.99 | one-time |
| Angkor: The Jewel In Cambodia - A walk guide near Siem Reap | $3.99 | one-time |
| Hollywood Express - A car guide near Los Angeles | $4.99 | one-time |
| Rock & Roll Tour Manhattan - A walk guide near New York | $4.99 | one-time |
| North Cascades Highway - A car guide near Sedro-Woolley | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 13)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tales-and-tours-travel-guides-and-offline-maps/id662723727/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Porto dismally doesn’t work.

*2022-10-21, version 1.3.6*

Downloaded to use in Porto, GPS doesn’t locate, map doesn’t update, and there’s no audio.

### 1/5 — Waste of time

*2021-12-16, version 1.3.6*

App seems to be retired.

### 1/5 — Fix the app

*2019-04-06, version 1.3.6*

I downloaded this app since I wanted to take an audio tour of Coyoacán in Mexico City. 
Right off the bat, I encountered some difficulty. I made an account, but logging in wouldn’t do anything. It would just bring me back to the sign-on main page and say nothing else. After 4 attempts, things got worse. All of a sudden, it logged me in 4 times at once, giving me an onslaught of repeating pop-ups that it took me a solid 3 minutes to trudge my way through. After I finally accepted the terms and conditions for the fourth time, the tour I wanted to listen to was “under revision” and didn’t work, telling me to check back later. Maybe I was just unlucky, but honestly I’m too frustrated to continue using this app after all that. It has a lot of potential, but is severely held back by flawed programming.

### 2/5 — Doesn’t run automatically

*2018-05-31, version 1.3.6*

I downloaded Mt. St. Helens guide and was looking forward for a great guided trip. But the app didn’t automatically run no matter what I’ve done. The whole point of such guide app it’s to find the user’s location and to run the audio automatically. Instead we had to start the audio manually, hopefully it is the right time. Obviously we had no idea if what was playing in the app is what we see. Very disappointing experience. Paid money for nothing.

### 3/5 — Great idea - Needs more polish

*2017-07-12, version 1.3.6*

It was great to see the variety of tours - and we were delighted to see a Chichen Itza guide but it has many issues. 
(1) Too Long: It is 90 degrees outside in Cancun. Standing and listening to the paragraphs of rambling text is an exercise in endurance. If there were actual stories - it would be bearable - but these are filled with generalizations rather than stories peppered with facts. 
(2) Slow Speakers: Humans can listen at 300 words per minutes. People speak at 100 wpm. That means we are continually bored listening to people. The speakers take their time talking. Get faster speakers or let us increase the speed.
(3) Missing Text: Where's the text for Chichen Itza? The app store pictures show text. We would prefer to just read it aloud ourselves instead of listening to your pictures - that way we can skip to the stories and facts and remove all the fluff.
(4) Unlabeled/Unsynchonized Pictures: The pictures aren't labeled. They talk about different trees - there are pictures of trees - but none of them are labeled so you still don't know what tree they are discussing. The pictures should synchonize with the spoken text. 
(5) This is a WALKING guide, not a STANDING guide. Why isn't this designed to talk to you while you walk? Never once does it say, "Now walk to the temple"...and then give you audio to teach you something while you walk. That would be value added. Instead, you walk with no idea what to play until you get there. That means they have created a STANDING guide. You walk and then stand - often longer than you normally would. 

(1) MIssing Text: There's audio but where is the text? We would prefer to read these aloud ourselves rather than listen

### 2/5 — Just okay and that is up with the sucking of power?

*2016-12-26, version 1.3.4*

We bought the Brooklyn Heights tour and the commentary was decent, not great. We did leave knowing more than we did when we came, so it was worth the $3.99 for us. One annoying feature is requiring location services to be turned on. There is something with this setting (and the camera?) that drained the battery. I'm talking stopping for lunch so I could plug in my phone drainage. Why I need this setting on is beyond me. I can find my way a couple of blocks without it.

### 1/5 — A waste of money

*2015-05-12, version 1.3.4*

To get access to any of the "tours" an in-app purchase is required. This would be fine if you actually received a tour as a result of your payment. I paid $3.99 for the Angkor Wat "tour" and all I received was a few 60-120 clips of someone reciting from a guidebook about the site - not a tour. A tour is something that guides you through a site, city, etc and tells you where to go and what to do. This did not do that - it just told me the same things that I could have read in my guidebook.

### 5/5 — Nice app. Great for trips & weekend wanders

*2014-10-09, version 1.3.2*

I did the free tour in LeS NYC and also 1 paid tour in Brooklyn. Really nice. 

Interface is wonderful too. Recommended

### 1/5 — Can't download tours

*2014-10-02, version 1.3.2*

Can't download any tours. Everyone says "this product is under revision." Been trying for a few days now.

### 5/5 — Travel, learn and adventure!

*2014-06-04, version 1.3.1*

I love traveling and backpacking. I don't think I would've survived without Tales and Tours. It pointed me to the best and right places without spending a lot! Love this app.

## Frequently asked questions about Tales & Tours

### Does Tales & Tours have ads?

Tales & Tours is ad-free, allowing for an uninterrupted exploration experience.

### What kind of guides are available on Tales & Tours?

Tales & Tours offers a wide variety of guides including walking, cycling, museum, park, zoo, geocaching, art, nightlife, running, and sports tours.

### Can I use Tales & Tours without an internet connection?

Yes, Tales & Tours provides offline maps and multimedia content, allowing you to use guided tours even without an internet connection.

### How often is new content added to Tales & Tours?

The app automatically checks for new content daily, and developers are continuously working with storytellers to add more guides and tours.

### What devices is Tales & Tours compatible with?

Tales & Tours is available for iPhone and iPod devices.

### What is the age rating for Tales & Tours?

Tales & Tours has an age rating of 12+, making it suitable for older children and adults.

### How does the GPS usage in Tales & Tours affect battery life?

Continued use of GPS in the background can decrease battery life. The app tries to minimize GPS usage, but for map-based guidance, it will be continuously used. You can toggle GPS to save battery.

### What is the user rating for Tales & Tours?

As of the latest data, Tales & Tours has a rating of 1.4 stars from 7 ratings.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.6 — 2017-06-02

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- minor seasonal updates

### 1.3.5 — 2017-01-09

minor bugfixes. (maps)

### 1.3.4 — 2015-03-12

- search inside a tour. 
- map bug fix
- 64bit update

We have just hit the 500 guide mark!

### 1.3.3 — 2014-10-22

- iOS8 optimisations, iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus ready. 
- Push Notifications keep you updated once in a while about new guides and updates to your current guidebooks.
- Function to toggle GPS during guided to tours to consume less power when desired.
- Auto switch off GPS as soon as battery levels reaches 20%

Since 1.3.2:
- Tripit integration 
- Facebook login

If you like Tales & Tours, we would really appreciate it if you could share a (5 star) review!

Keep on exploring!
Roeland, Babs & Kim

### 1.3.2 — 2014-08-19

TripIt integration - view your upcoming and past trips to easily find nearby guides to your destinations!

Facebook login - easy signup or login with your facebook account to save your downloaded guides.

Reviewed German translation.
Bugfixes & tweaks.

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